Anime: Sasameki Koto

Overview
Sasameki Koto is a story about a girl who is in love with her best friend. And that's it, the plot doesn't get any more complicated than that. What makes this series special is the fact that, well, they are both girls; but unfortunately, that's all there is to it. If you are a very open minded person you will find this series very plain, thou there are some unique drama elements that can only be used in this context which i'm sure you will enjoy. If you are a closed minded person, I really really recommend that you watch this, it may seem really weird at first, and maybe you will find disgusted, but as the episodes pass you will learn a thing or two about love (man, that sounded really corny...)

Rating

Animation
Animation is nothing special, there are some really artistic scenes thou which made me give it an over average score. The characters drawn really reflect their personalities, and are switched to comical sprites when needed, but not to much. Animation gets better towards the end of the series where the plot allows it to.

Sound
Sound is totally average, opening song has a touch of sadness in it and background music keeps the series at a really slow pace, but that's alright for such a short series, so i don't complain. Ending has a more happy and comical tone, which fit's ok with the series comical relief.

Story
The story is pretty short, since despite having only 13 chapters there are some fillers into it, add that to the slow pace and you will get a story which doesn't actually advance much. However, the uniqueness of the environment in which it unfolds makes it worth.

Character
For me, character development is the most important factor of any series, and this series is honestly bad at it. The main heroine Sumika is developed perfectly. However the rest of the characters are developed poorly, that goes specially towards Ushio, who begins as a really open person who shouts and jumps that she likes woman, but suddenly changes to a self centered one. That is alright if you consider she had a lot in her mind regarding her best friend, but that is just an assumption, since the series never makes it explicit.

Value
A totally average series overall, I totally recommend it to people who really hate relationships between girls so you get to see both sides of the coin. Been such a unique series at this, it gets a high value grade (I'm fully aware there are plenty Yuri out there, just watch it if that's what you thought while reading)

Enjoyment
This series emotional curve is kind of bucket shaped. It's great at the begging, then fades to been boring, and by the end its again entertainment. Think of this as a drama and you will enjoy it.

Conclusion
If you like Yuri stuff, watch it, if you don't, watch it, if you don't care if it's Yuri or not, don't watch it.